After the Crown Prince Took Me by Force

[Possessive Pursuit + Regretful Wife-Chasing + Old-School + Over-the-Top Drama]

[Gentle, White-Lotus-Like Yet Alluring Beauty vs. Steady on the Surface, Dark-Hearted Young Wolf]

Shao Jiu was breathtakingly beautiful, unrivaled in the Southern Dynasty, yet she ended up stranded in a foreign land.

Though born a noblewoman of an illustrious family, she forced herself to smile and became a songstress who sang and danced for a living.

It was a dance at the Ruyang Marquis's residence that abruptly ended her fate of being passed from hand to hand.

Liu Yu was a Hu man, born a child of heaven. He personally helped his father win the throne, and secured the position of crown prince for himself.

Shao Jiu had never encountered such unbridled arrogance and domineering force. She was afraid of him from the very first glance.

On her first night in the palace, Shao Jiu fell ill, and seriously so. She thought Liu Yu would take advantage of her, but he did not. Instead, he stayed by her bedside and spent the night telling her about his hometown.

At that moment, Shao Jiu's heart melted. She thought she had found where she belonged.

Shao Jiu entered the palace, and Liu Yu ascended the throne.

But Liu Yu had too many women in his harem.

Shao Jiu was glad that the palace had welcomed another newcomer, because then Liu Yu would not come to see her.

When he first met Shao Jiu, Liu Yu could only sigh that beautiful women were so rare and so often doomed to misfortune. So a small sedan chair made Shao Jiu his concubine.

Liu Yu thought Shao Jiu must love him, after all, he had made her the highest-ranking consort in the palace beneath the empress.

But when he discovered she was taking contraceptives, Liu Yu flew into a rage. He thought he should kill Shao Jiu, but in the end, he couldn't bring himself to do it.

When rebellion broke out in the capital, and beauty and empire were set on the scales, Liu Yu hesitated.

Watching his former love fall into the river, the once-composed emperor finally lost his composure. He clutched the sash left behind that day, his eyes bloodshot.

Liu Yu finally understood that Shao Jiu had never belonged to him, not for a single moment.

[Recommended: Wan Niang]

[Fragile on the Surface, Yet Ruthless Little Maid vs. Aloof on the Surface, Yet Scheming and Brooding Scion of an Aristocratic Family]

[Possessive Pursuit + Regretful Wife-Chasing + The Powerful Brought to Their Knees]

Wan Niang was no more than a lowly maid in the Yong'an Marquis's household, but she was quite pretty. Thanks to her face, she was assigned to the courtyard of the marquis's third young master as a second-class maid.

As the saying goes, "The one closest to the water gets the moon first." But the third young master was utterly unromantic. Even with a beauty like a celestial maiden before him every day, he kept his composure. Everyone in the courtyard could look but not touch, and all they could do was sigh in envy.

Wan Niang had no ambition to become a concubine or seek wealth and status. She only hoped to save enough money to buy back her contract and leave the household to make her own way in life.

One time, while drunk, the third young master mistook her for the cousin who had been his childhood sweetheart and forced himself on her!

After that, the way the third young master looked at her was no longer innocent. Yet whenever they lay together beneath the red gauze curtains, he always avoided Wan Niang's eyes, because they most resembled those of his cousin.

With neither title nor status, Wan Niang became the third young master's woman.

Until he became engaged to his cousin. From then on, the third young master never came to her at night again.

Wan Niang knew it was time for her to leave the stage!

…&…

Zhu Yan had always believed his marriage was nothing but a transaction between families. Then that reckless little maid stumbled into his arms, and from that moment on, he could no longer look away.

One drunken night, and it all began.

Zhu Yan told himself that she was only a maid. How could she possibly sway him?

Once his legal wife entered the household, he would promote Wan Niang to concubine. That was already the greatest favor he could grant her.

But on a hazy, rainy night, Zhu Yan realized he could no longer find that familiar figure. His heart turned to ashes, his anguish unbearable.

Zhu Yan realized that though he had been clever all his life, he had failed to see what was in his own heart.

But Wan Niang was already gone! She had vanished without a trace, taking her contract with her.

ps: 1. Over-the-top drama, slice of life.

2. Absolutely 1v1, regretful wife-chasing, happy ending.

Theme: Never give up fighting against fate.